Anti-Semitism's British New Wave

Klutznick lecturer Anthony Julius to discuss anti-Semitism in the 21st century

EVANSTON, Ill. --- Anthony Julius, author of a provocative new book on the new wave of anti-Semitism in England, will deliver the annual Philip M. and Ethel Klutznick Lecture Monday, May 3, at Northwestern University.

Admission to the public lecture is free, but reservations are suggested. Light refreshments will be served after the event.

Julius, a British lawyer and author, has achieved distinction both in the practice of law and the fight against global anti-Semitism. As an attorney, he perhaps is best remembered for his representation of Diana, Princess of Wales in her divorce case. He is vice president of the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund.

In another high profile case, Julius represented American historian Deborah Lipstadt, author of "Denying the Holocaust," and Penguin, her publisher. The British writer David
Irving -- notorious for his denial of the Holocaust -- sued Lipstadt for libel for writing that "scholars have described Irving as a ‘Hilter partisan wearing blinkers.'"

Julius is deputy chairman of the London law firm Mishcon de Reya, where for many years he served as director of litigation. He also is a visiting professor in the English department of London University's Birkbeck College.